[storm] Storm and Python 3.x series.

[Jamu Kakar]

Hi,

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Vernon Cole <vernondcole at gmail.com> wrote:
> So, if I offer patches to use adodbapi for the now-supported database
> engines (as an option to than the "native" dbapi for each one) would those
> patches be considered?
>
> The advantages:
> 1) Microsoft SQL Server databases could also be supported.
> 2) No need to install/import multiple api packages in order to read multiple
> db engines.
> 3) Storm could be ported to Python 3.
> 4) Storm could be ported to IronPython.
>
> The disadvantages:
> 1) The code for each engine's front end would be a bit more complex (need to
> try adodbapi if the preferred import fails.)
> 2) Adodbapi does not work on Linux -- yet.
>
> Followup question:
>   If I make adodbapi run on Linux (would require IronPython and Mono) would
> you be more likely to accept the patches?

I think we'd consider adopting adodbabi as an alternative, but not
as a replacement for the existing native drivers.  Storm not running
on linux with CPython is a blocker, as far as I'm concerned.

Thanks,
J.